Jebel Yibir Summit Loop. ( Part exploration )

Mebrah to Jebel Yibir Summit Loop. ( Part exploration Wabsaqar and Durdur villages )

Generally people call the Mebrah mountain as Yibir, as it is drivable with a military installation on its summit and this summit is not accessible to the general public.
This trail recorded as one way till the summit of real Jebel Yibir.
You could return back the same way.

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If you followed my trail, referred my detailed text and if it helped you in achieving your goal or not, Kindly leave a comment / review on wikiloc post after your hike.
It will be helpful for fellow hikers to understand the trail and your inputs will be appreciated.

Jebel Yibir mountain peak at about 1500 meters above sea level is one of the seven top peaks in UAE.
This peak is an independent peak within UAE with no sharing borderline with Oman such as Yabana, Harf Tila and Tafif mountains.
The other tall independent peaks of UAE within the borderline (above 1300 meters elevation) are Jebel Raharah, Rahabah and Qadaah.

To hike this trail, you need to drive all the way to the top of Mebrah / Yibir mountain in Taween area.
The last section of about 6 Kms road is very steep and need a strong car.

The access road to the top of Mebrah mountain is recently reconstructed and of very good quality. You need a strong car to drive up and down due to steep road.
On the way, towards the top there is a RAK military gate. The guard will take car and EID details before allowing you in.
The permission to enter is purely to their discretion.

We parked here and started our hike.
25.649070, 56.121293
https://maps.app.goo.gl/6S1RemWPMcCYhH9M8

Please note that there are 2 trails that go parallelly to each other.
WE took the lower trail.
You can also take the upper trail which is recently remade.
It starts somewhere here.
25.650578, 56.123508
https://maps.app.goo.gl/6LKnLgoakP1PxEJg8

Within 150 meters of following your walk from the parking, you will be on a well visible established trail that will take you towards Durdur village in the left side and you walk further on the trail all the way.

In the midway, you will also see Jebel Yibir in the left side, there is no trail to go to its peak, its bit rough.

Please follow this trail, at about 3 kms point the trail turns left downwards to the base of Ybir.
Soon the trail continues towards Kanan village.

We took left connection with no visible trail and soon we were on stable ground with rocky terrain.

Once you are on the top, there are 3 summits that are false summits and you will reach the real Yibir summit of 1500 meters on the 4th high point.

You will also see a concrete foundation laid on the summit with a marker number on it.

From the summit, you have impressive views of Musandam peninsula mountains, Jebel Harf Tila, jebel Qihwi, Jebel Qadaah, Jebel Mebrah, Tallah Comstel tower, Kanan village and Samarat etc.

You can return back to the cars by the same way.

But we decided to make it a loop hike, thus we descended into Wabsaqar village at the lower level, then ascended into the Durdur village at the plateau and then returned back to our cars making it a perfect loop hike.

Please note that the 2nd half section of the loop hike is through loose rocks and rough Wadi area, it needs scrambling and good footing. Suitable for only experienced hikers.


Do Not Try Any Mountain Hikes If You Do Not Understand The Mountain Terrains, Dangers From Wildlife, First Aid, Hydration And Snacks, Your Own Fitness, Remote Activity Preparations, Communication Tools, Mountain Geography, Topography, Risk Factors, HSE Requirements, Hiking Risks, Fitness Level Of The Group Members.
Study All Above Matters Well Before Following Any Trails That You Find Online. Please Do Not Over Estimate Yourself.
Better Be Safe Than Put Yourself / Group In Danger And Regret Later.
Lately We Have Seen A Lot Of Unwanted Hiking Incidents That Could Have Been Avoided With Better Preparation.
Wish You All The Best.
Wikiloc is only For Reference. There Can Be Errors On The GPS Recording Due To GPS Jumping In The Wadi Sections or Erroneous Recording.